U. S. SOLDIERS’ BONUS BILL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LII, Issue 8597, 21 May 1924, Page 5

U. S. SOLDIERS’ BONUS BILL

PASSED ‘OVER PRESIDENT CO OLID GE2S VETO. By Tel.—Press Assoc. Copyright. Aust. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. Rec. /May 21, S.o a.nr. Washington, May 19. The Soldiers’ Bonus Bill has become law. The Senate, by lifty-oue votes to twenty-six, overrode President Coolidge’s veto, thereby emulating the example of the House of Representatives on Saturday. .Senator Reed, of Pennsylvania, the anti-bonus leader, sought to delay the vote for another week, but the bonus advocates objectiecl and forced immediate consideration, resulting in the passage of the Bill by two votes move than was necessary to fulfil the 2-3 requirements. The Bill provides for life insurance policies on a basis to be adjusted, and a compensation rate of a dollar daily for home service and a dollar and a quarterdaily for overseas service. The maximum face value of the policy is five hundred dollars for domestic service and G2o dollars for foreign service. President Coolidge, who had sufficiently recovered from a cold, spent a ’busy morning conferring with the Party leaders and recalcitrant Senators in an endeavour to prevent flic re-passagei of the Bill. The insurgents, however, remained firm, refusing to grant the numerous requests to defer the final vote. A Washington cable of May 1C stated that President Coolidge vetoed the Soldiers’ Bonus Bill.